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Schneider Trophy Miniature

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1931, 1986/1000/C

Miniature of the Schneider Trophy presented to the then Flight Lieutenant Sidney Webster, who flew the Supermarine S.5 to win the 1927 Schneider Trophy. Around the base are recorded the names of the winning teams of the trophy from 1927, 1929 and 1931.

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Schneider Trophy 1931, R.J. Mitchell

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1931, In Storage, 81/C/1293

When the UK won the Schneider Trophy in 1931 for the third time in a row, those involved received miniature replicas of the trophy. This one was presented to Reginald Mitchell, the aircraft designer. Mitchell would later design the Supermarine Spitfire.

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Recording of a lecture on the Schneider Trophy races by Group Captain Leonard Snaith

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/43

Lecture in which Group Captain Leonard Somerville Snaith gives an account of the Schneider Trophy races from 1913 to 1931, including details of his personal involvement in the 1931 race.

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